吹灰之力

Chinese

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to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure

!gray; ash !'s; him/her/it; this !power; force; strength |- !simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuīhuīzhīlì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟㄏㄨㄟㄓㄌㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chuīhuīzhīlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟㄏㄨㄟㄓㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chueihueijylih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

Idiom

吹灰之力

with very little effort; easy; without so much as batting an eye; without so much as lifting a finger
- 活塞射鷹不費吹灰之力　弗朗西斯複出魔術克奇才 [MSC, trad.]
  活塞射鹰不费吹灰之力　弗朗西斯复出魔术克奇才 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2006: 吴哥 (Wu Ge), 活塞射鹰不费吹灰之力弗朗西斯复出魔术克奇才 (news article headline)
  Huósāi shè Yīng bù fèi chuīhuīzhīlì; Fúlǎngxīsī fù chū Móshù kè qícái [Pinyin]
  Pistons shoot down the Hawks without lifting a finger --- Francis' reappearance secures brilliant victory for the Magic

Derived terms

不費吹灰之力／不费吹灰之力 (bùfèi chuīhuīzhīlì)

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